Houssem Aouar
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Aouar in a press conference with Algeria in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Houssem-Eddine Chaâbane Aouar | ||
| Date of birth | 30 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Lyon, France | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Ittihad | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2009 | AC Villeurbanne | ||
| 2009–2016 | Lyon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Lyon B | 22 | (4) |
| 2016–2023 | Lyon | 179 | (30) |
| 2023–2024 | Roma | 16 | (4) |
| 2024– | Al-Ittihad | 46 | (15) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | France U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2021 | France U21 | 17 | (4) |
| 2020 | France | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Algeria | 18 | (5) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:42, 13 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025 | |||
Houssem-Eddine Chaâbane Aouar (Arabic: حُسَام الدِّين شَعْبَان عَوَار; born 30 June 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al-Ittihad. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team.
Graduating from the youth setup of Lyon, Aouar spent his professional career at the club for seven seasons before he joined the Italian club Roma in 2023. After playing one season with the Italian club, he joined the Saudi Arabian club Al-Ittihad in 2024.
Aouar is a former youth international for France. He made one appearance for the country at senior level before switching his allegiance to Algeria in 2023. He represented the latter country at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.